Biggs OR

We arrived in Biggs OR around 5 PM after running a solid 7.5 hours, 270 miles. That's not much by car standards, but on these old rigid frame Flatheads it's quite enough. AND we plan to do it again tomorrow, stopping in Omak WA then ring the bell at the Canadian border Friday, only about 40 miles further.  

The bikes are doing great, more purring than running.  These old Flatheads only have about 5.5/1 compression so they're pretty quiet.  If you can filter out the threshing machine rattle of the timing gears and valves, the exhaust sounds like 100 people having a pillow fight.  We've had some maintenance to do almost every day, so if you want to do something like this you must have at least a nodding acquaintance with your tool bag.

The Biggs area is an interesting place, it seems to be a major confluence of many things.  The Columbia River has been flowing for a million years, and it now carries barge traffic.